Astronomy degrees

131 courses at 40 UK universities offer astronomy for 2027 entry: most ask for between 112 and 136 UCAS points; 43 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often AAB.

Qualifications BSc (Hons) 69, MPhys 31, MPhys (Hons) 13, Msci (Hon) 10
Study full-time 128, part-time 3

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing astronomy with another subject.

• physics 84
• mathematics 3
• electronic engineering 3
• earth sciences 3
• space technology 2

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• F3 physics 71
• F5 astronomy 29
• N1 business studies 5
• F6 geology 3
• F2 materials science 2
• H6 electronic and electrical engineering 2

Universities

• University of Surrey 9
• University of Glasgow 8
• Aberystwyth University 6
• Lancaster University 6
• University of Leeds 6
• University of York 6
• University of Bath 5
• Cardiff University 4
• Keele University 4
• Swansea University 4
• University of Hertfordshire 4
• University of Leicester 4
• University of Lincoln 4
• University of Liverpool 4
• University of Sussex 4
• Imperial College London 3
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 3
• University of Lancashire 3
• University of Southampton 3
• University of Warwick 3
• Birkbeck, University of London 2
• King's College London, University of London 2
• Newcastle University 2
• Nottingham Trent University 2
• Open University 2
• Queen's University Belfast 2
• Royal Holloway, University of London 2
• The University of Edinburgh 2
• UCL (University College London) 2
• University of Bristol 2
• University of Dundee 2
• University of Hull 2
• University of Kent 2
• University of Manchester 2
• University of Nottingham 2
• University of Portsmouth 2
• University of Sheffield 2
• University of St Andrews 2
• Durham University 1
• University of Aberdeen 1

Courses